Tag: November

MSBA T-Shirts: Both Long and Short Sleeves Now Available

MSBA has restocked its 100% cotton “I’m a A Maryland Beekeeper” t-shirts in both long- and short-sleeves, and in a range of 7 sizes from small to 4X-large! We sold out of a first, experimental batch at the February 2019 meeting, and now have 100 shirts in stock for immediate sale. Short sleeved shirts are $15, and long-sleeved shirts are $20. You have two delivery options: for normal shipping, there is an additional cost of $4 per shirt, with bulk Read More …

Beeline November 2019

November 2019 MSBA Fall 2019 Meeting, Elections and Honey Show MSBA 2019 Board of Directors

News from the Apiary Inspectors, November 2019

Cybil Preston, State Apiary Inspector, MDA Phone 410-841-5920, Fax 841-5835, Cell 410-562-3464 The Summer/Fall Drought was brutal. Colonies of  bees cruised right through their stores or were not able to gather a fall goldenrod or fall aster flow because the plants were struggling in to the extremely dry weather. Fall Crashes I am again seeing a large number of “Fall Crash or “Fall Dwindle:”  mostly seeing poor or spotty brood patterns.  Pupae are being removed or partial removal in large numbers, Read More …

President’s Message, November 2019

My term as MSBA President will end on December 31, so this is my last message. I have thoroughly enjoyed serving as President and working with the MSBA Board. I especially want to thank those who have done most, if not all, of the hard work, Kim Mehalick (VP) for all of the great speakers, Toni Burnham (Secretary) for keeping me on track, and Allen Hayes for the advice and guidance. All of you have made me look good. I Read More …